// MITRE ATT&CK
T1553.001 · Gatekeeper Bypass
Sub-technique of T1553 · Subvert Trust Controls.
Adversaries may modify file attributes and subvert Gatekeeper functionality to evade user prompts and execute untrusted programs. Gatekeeper is a set of technologies that act as layer of Apple’s security model to ensure only trusted applications are executed on a host. Gatekeeper was built on top ...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Gatekeeper Bypass starts with your SIEM/EDR telemetry. Write a detection rule with the Sigma generator, analyze suspicious logs in the log analyzer, and place the technique on your coverage with the ATT&CK matrix.
Related techniques
T1687
Exploitation for Defense Impairment T1556.003
Pluggable Authentication Modules T1578.004
Revert Cloud Instance T1222.002
Linux and Mac Permissions T1666
Modify Cloud Resource Hierarchy T1685.003
Modify or Spoof Tool UI T1685.001
Disable or Modify Windows Event Log T1578
Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure
Exploitation for Defense Impairment T1556.003
Pluggable Authentication Modules T1578.004
Revert Cloud Instance T1222.002
Linux and Mac Permissions T1666
Modify Cloud Resource Hierarchy T1685.003
Modify or Spoof Tool UI T1685.001
Disable or Modify Windows Event Log T1578
Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure
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